All Rhodes Lead Here

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Rhodes really was the hottest forty-two-year-old on the planet. He had to be. At least, I thought so. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a 5-star read (over a month to be exact) and I went into this book skeptical and with low expectations. I didn’t like Zapata’s last release, I found it extremely repetitive and dull, and I actually wasn’t planning on reading this book because if that. I am so glad I decided to read this book, it was the perfect story at the perfect time.

He was a grump around Ora for half the book and when he smiled and laughed for the very first time in this book I nearly feinted, a drama queen much. You didn’t know what it was like to be alone until you didn’t have people who could or would notice if you went missing." all of those tropes kind of worked, rhodes gave of that rip ( Luna and the Lie)/dallas ( Wait for It) vibes with his grumpiness, the slow burn here was actually one of the fastest in terms of Mariana books, usually there's more angst but here between the couple i felt things moved at an okay pace, the sex scene for once wasn't the very last chapter lol. maybe you didn’t have to get over your fears completely to conquer them. maybe if you just faced them in general that counted." I looked for your tent in the garage and in your car, but it wasn’t there. If you want to bring it down, we can set it up in a minute. But mine is a two-person.” He stopped suddenly, talking that was, and leaned forward, squinting at me in the dark. “Are you crying?”

on paper, this should not have been a book that im giving 5 stars to. it has a lot of characteristics that i generally dont like: - a slow burn romance? no, more like absolutely glacial. the epilogue was cute and it gave me the family vibes i wanted, loved the way rora confronted her ex kaiden, esp how rhodes stood up for her like kaiden really thought 14 years of being a 11th choice was gonna win over a few months of being someones no 1 priority. quality over quantity ladies.

I also really liked Rhodes, but definitely not as much as Aurora. Maybe it’s just me but I find MZ’s female characters so much more distinct than her male ones, so I never get particularly attached to any of them. (Ivan is the exception). The thing that definitely set Rhodes apart was his relationship with Amo, which I ADORED. SO CUTE. I would literally read a book of just them interacting. Rhodes might not be a talker, but WHEN he talks he's on point. When he was talking about taking it slow when they shared a bed together for the first time or when he defended Aurora before her ex. What a man. 😌 This book follows one point of view of Aurora De La Torre. Aurora’s previously relationship broke down in divorce which results her to take on some travelling leading Aurora to her hometown. Tobias Rhodes more known as Rhodes becomes Aurora’s landlord and not by choice. His son Amos let her rent out some of their property.Aurora wants to start her life over, after some unpleasant events took place. This is the reason why she ends up returning, 20 years later, to the town where she grew up. Pagosa Springs is a beautiful town in Colorado, surrounded by mountains, but most importantly by the memories of her childhood spent with her mother. Her purpose is to do some of the hikes that her mother had written about in her journal.